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And what is your purpose here? Your arguments aren't consistent in logic, only in support of the regime, so you aren't arguing for a position (beyond servitude). You actively dislike most of the crowd in the politics thread, and it's generally mutual. As far as I can tell, your only purpose here is to upset people, but when you are successful you claim to be unhappy about it.
If I went to my local bar, and actively picked fights with people over topics I didn't really even care much about, and frequently changed sides on issues or major topics, I wouldn't be surprised if the locals got upset with me. They would probably call me names or simply shy away from me. I wouldn't do that in my local bar, and if things got to the point where no one in my bar could have a rational conversation with me, I'd find a new place. You are of course free to do what you want. But to act like you have no part in the situation you have curated is as disingenuous as most of your other arguments. To expect kindness and understanding after you come in, knock over a table and call everyone in the room an asshole is worthy of the treatment you are receiving. To continue to be dense after having it explained to you ad infinitum for over a decade is your failing. Water is wet, sky is blue, we'll see you tomorrow.
It is quite clear that no one takes anything that I say seriously let alone wants to see anything I have to say, especially you.
It has also become quite clear that you all are onboard with dave's efforts towards me.
same as it ever was.
And what is your purpose here? Your arguments aren't consistent in logic, only in support of the regime, so you aren't arguing for a position (beyond servitude). You actively dislike most of the crowd in the politics thread, and it's generally mutual. As far as I can tell, your only purpose here is to upset people, but when you are successful you claim to be unhappy about it.
If I went to my local bar, and actively picked fights with people over topics I didn't really even care much about, and frequently changed sides on issues or major topics, I wouldn't be surprised if the locals got upset with me. They would probably call me names or simply shy away from me. I wouldn't do that in my local bar, and if things got to the point where no one in my bar could have a rational conversation with me, I'd find a new place. You are of course free to do what you want. But to act like you have no part in the situation you have curated is as disingenuous as most of your other arguments. To expect kindness and understanding after you come in, knock over a table and call everyone in the room an asshole is worthy of the treatment you are receiving. To continue to be dense after having it explained to you ad infinitum for over a decade is your failing. Water is wet, sky is blue, we'll see you tomorrow.
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Apr 15, 2026 - 8:10am
steeler wrote:
The deleterious impact of Trump upon our democratic and societal norms fell heavily upon me today. I voted yes on a referendum that authorizes the Virginia legislature to adopt new congressional districts for the November 2026 elections instead of waiting to do so until after the 2030 Census. I was â and am â deeply conflicted. This vote went against my principles and my sense of what is right. That said, I recognize that what normally would be considered right â and fair â has been turned on its proverbial head. This is Trumpâs legacy â the devaluation of principles and the erasure of lines of what is right and fair.
On the sidewalk, would you grab someone by the collar and throw them to the ground, sit on their back, and take the purse out of their hand?
Of course not.
Except if that person had just robbed someone. And then, because youâre good, you would do just that to prevent lawlessness and cruelty and theft from happening.
Thatâs what American citizens are having to do: not the normal, but the unusual and typically distasteful things in order to stop the destruction of their home. Even though there are some cheering the criminal on.
Anyone else reading Mary Geddry's substack these days? I find that Geddry and Professor Heather Cox-Richardson cover off each day's happenings with historical and international perspectives in a way the US legacy media seems unable to accomplish.
The deleterious impact of Trump upon our democratic and societal norms fell heavily upon me today. I voted yes on a referendum that authorizes the Virginia legislature to adopt new congressional districts for the November 2026 elections instead of waiting to do so until after the 2030 Census. I was â and am â deeply conflicted. This vote went against my principles and my sense of what is right. That said, I recognize that what normally would be considered right â and fair â has been turned on its proverbial head. This is Trumpâs legacy â the devaluation of principles and the erasure of lines of what is right and fair.
That's the reality of Trump, and his minions who have decided that winning is the only thing that matters. Principals, reason, fairness, logic... even the Consitution... worthless.
Unless and until the citizens stand up and demand more, the grifters and the scammers will hold sway.
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Apr 14, 2026 - 1:29pm
steeler wrote:
The deleterious impact of Trump upon our democratic and societal norms fell heavily upon me today. I voted yes on a referendum that authorizes the Virginia legislature to adopt new congressional districts for the November 2026 elections instead of waiting to do so until after the 2030 Census. I was â and am â deeply conflicted. This vote went against my principles and my sense of what is right. That said, I recognize that what normally would be considered right â and fair â has been turned on its proverbial head. This is Trumpâs legacy â the devaluation of principles and the erasure of lines of what is right and fair.
This is why I stopped voting Green. The philosophical âhey we existâ is no longer nearly as important.
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Posted:
Apr 14, 2026 - 1:10pm
The deleterious impact of Trump upon our democratic and societal norms fell heavily upon me today. I voted yes on a referendum that authorizes the Virginia legislature to adopt new congressional districts for the November 2026 elections instead of waiting to do so until after the 2030 Census. I was â and am â deeply conflicted. This vote went against my principles and my sense of what is right. That said, I recognize that what normally would be considered right â and fair â has been turned on its proverbial head. This is Trumpâs legacy â the devaluation of principles and the erasure of lines of what is right and fair.
One of the most prominent investors in the Trump family's crypto company is now criticizing it
Justin Sun, among the largest investors in the Trump familyâs primary crypto company, claims the company is misleading investors. Itâs the most prominent instance yet of a crypto insider aligned with President Donald Trump calling out his
familyâs crypto dealings, which Democrats have said benefit from the presidentâs authority.
Sun, a billionaire who is among the most recognizable figures in the crypto industry, accused the Trump group, World Liberty Financial, of setting up a system that grants company officials unilateral power over user accounts. That includes the ability to freeze them.
Sun alleges that his account has been subject to a freeze since September and that he has not been able to sell his holdings. According to analysis by the blockchain tracking group Bubblemaps, the value of the holdings Sun has allegedly been unable to move has declined by more than $80 million, to about $43 million. Sun has said he spent at least $75 million on World Liberty tokens, at one point becoming its largest investor.
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Apr 14, 2026 - 10:00am
kurtster wrote:
'scuse me. That is all I get from most everyone around here. You all can dish it out but you sure as hell cannot take it.
I truly cannot think of any derogatory name that I haven't been called in all of the years of being here.
Soâ¦are they behaving wrongly? Then why do the same?
Catching more flies with honey, a straightforward answer without personal insults hits much harder.
And I say this about everything here, not just you. When someone says, âI hate this songâ I think the wrong reply is âWell, then youâre an idiot.â Same in politics or whatever.
I never think youâre an idiot, but that loser lying hypocritical adulterer felon rapist is an idiot. And it boggles the mind that anyone doesnât see that.
'scuse me. That is all I get from most everyone around here. You all can dish it out but you sure as hell cannot take it.
Behold, for your elucidation, Exhibit K. - Delirium Republicanum
Someone pointed out a few posts ago that you don't engage in facts. It's not that everyone around here enjoys attacking you personally, it's just that you say so many completely irrational things, all in support of Trump. Eventually, you throw out personal attacks, give the obligatory "I'm out", or just go dark. You don't use TDS like you used to, but alas it's still in the arsenal.
Yesterday was a perfect example. You posted an image showing "all of the support" for Trump from Republicans, yet ignored that 2/3rd's of the country (and most of the world) now sees Trump as the clown he is. He's single-handedly shown the Iranians we can't do anything. They are stronger now than they were 2 months ago.
Supporting that, and not being able to engage in meaningful conversation about it, is the definition of deranged.
